Linux Professional Institute Certificate Program (LPIC)

The Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) program is designed to certify the competency of system administration using the Linux operating system and its associated tools. It is designed to be distribution neutral, following the Linux Standard Base and other relevant standards and conventions.

Course Overview

• Linux overview
• Install a Linux system (Fedora)
• Hardware
• Linux usage
• Getting help
• Linux text editors
• File systems
• Files & Directories
• The X Window system
• Package Management
• Managing shared libraries
• Text Processing
• Processes
• System startup and shutdown
• Managing Users
• User Environments
• Documentation
• The Linux shell and Bash scripting
• Process scheduling
• Printing
• The Linux Kernel
• Basic Networking
• Networking Services
• DNS (Domain Name Service)
• Distributed File System
• Network security and performance tuning
• Recovery Planning

Assessment

Linux Professional Institute:

• LPI-101 and
• LPI-102

Further Studies

After successfully completing this course it is suggested that the delegate undertakes:

• LPIC level 2

Duration

1 Month

Prerequisites

• Previous Linux experience is not necessary. A general understanding of computer terms and concepts plus basic familiarity with using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is required.

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